Benign Biliary Strictures
Chapter 40 Benign Biliary Strictures Guido Costamagna, Ivo Boškoski, Pietro Familiari Benign bile duct strictures can be the result of iatrogenic injury during surgery, most commonly following cholecystectomy, or may…
Stone Extraction
Chapter 18 Stone Extraction Catherine B. Ngo, Joseph W. Leung Following endoscopic sphincterotomy, the majority of stones less than 1 cm in diameter will pass spontaneously.1 Nonetheless, it is current practice…
Endoscopes, Guidewires, and Accessories
Chapter 4 Endoscopes, Guidewires, and Accessories Sushil K. Ahlawat, Firas H. Al-Kawas Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has become the preferred technique for the management of patients with a variety of…
Access (Precut) Papillotomy
Chapter 14 Access (Precut) Papillotomy Paul Kortan, Gary May The cardinal step of therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is deep cannulation of the desired duct, usually the common bile duct…
Biliary Metal Stent Insertion
Chapter 22 Biliary Metal Stent Insertion Brintha K. Enestvedt, Gregory G. Ginsberg There are two main categories of biliary stents: fixed diameter plastic stents (PS) and self-expandable metal stents (SEMS)….
Cannulation of the Major Papilla
Chapter 13 Cannulation of the Major Papilla Michael J. Bourke Despite advances in imaging and device technology over the past decade, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) continues to be technically challenging…
Plastic Pancreaticobiliary Stents and Nasopancreaticobiliary Tubes: Concepts and Insertion Techniques
Chapter 21 Plastic Pancreaticobiliary Stents and Nasopancreaticobiliary Tubes Concepts and Insertion Techniques Todd H. Baron The use of plastic biliary stents for drainage of the bile duct was described over…
Biliary Sphincterotomy
Chapter 16 Biliary Sphincterotomy Horst Neuhaus Diagnostic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has been replaced by magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) and endoscopic ultrasound, which are comparable in accuracy but are noninvasive…
The Dilated Pancreatic Duct
Chapter 34 The Dilated Pancreatic Duct Michelle A. Anderson, Anoop Prabhu The pancreas arises from the fusion of the ventral and dorsal pancreatic buds. The dorsal pancreatic bud gives rise…
ERCP in Pregnancy
Chapter 28 ERCP in Pregnancy Ara B. Sahakian, Priya A. Jamidar Physiologic alterations during pregnancy, such as weight gain and hormonal changes, increase the risk of cholelithiasis. Elevated estrogen levels…
